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The Lady of La Garaye

By the Hon. Mrs Norton

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Through thee, how often hath been borne away
Man's share of dual life—the senseless clay!

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Through thee how oft hath hastened, glad and bold,
God's share—the eager spirit in that mould;
But neither life nor death hath left a trace
On the strange silence of that vacant place.